Earning Allowance: Tween
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Allowance
Asked by T.C. from Hickory
on March 22, 2011
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At what age did you start allowance with your kids? and how much?
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- T., My kids started getting allowance when they were old enough to do things to earn it, chores , per say. Setting the table ,taking out trash ,etc .It wa...
- Funny Story: We started giving our daughter $5.00 a week as allowance for small chores she was doing. Setting the table, keeping up on the cat box, etc. She was 10...
- we started allowances in Kindergarten. $5 a week - they have chores to do - so the money is not just given to them... My oldest is responsible for getting all the t...
11 Year Old Allowance and Chores
Asked by F.P. from Phoenix
on September 22, 2010
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I will have an 11 year old daughter in a few days and was wondering what are appropriate chores? She's an only child and a very helpful one at that. She currently help...
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- I would say that what you have is appropriate. I would add (unless she already does this) helping set and clear the table as well as helping make meals. At 11, kids ...
- We have 4 kids and tried giving the kids chores to do and at the end of the week would have a pay day in which they could save their money in a bank account that is po...
- Hi FP, You are going to get a zillion different answers - so you will have the luxury of picking what you like out of each of response. here is what I do - I hav...
Allowance
Asked by L.R. from Allentown
on April 8, 2010
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What is a reasonable allowance for a 14 girl who only lives with us half the week and does no chores?
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- i started doing chores when i was 5 years old. and i got paid to do so (farm chores and house chores) she should have things that she is required to do to get the allo...
- Allowance... is not an obligatory thing. Nor should the child "expect" it. Have her do things around the house or get a job or something. Or helping you around th...
- I personally like the method of figuring out how much is usually spent on a child and working them up to where they are responsible for earning and allocating all of i...
Allowance
Asked by S.W. from St. Louis
on August 4, 2009
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So, my husband and I are taking this wonderful class at our church called Parenting on Purpose and we have learned a lot of great stuff and gotten great ideas. One of...
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- There are 6 kids in my family and I'm not sure what my parents did for the rest. I'm the youngest 5 years younger than the next, but here's what they did... and I thi...
- Our girls have certain things they are expected to do around the house, mow the lawn, take out trash, empty dishwasher, that they do because they live there and are ex...
- What about rewarding them every week with how their behavior is and whether they have accomplished their tasks (whatever they may be and that you set out for them)by t...
Allowance
Asked by J.H. from Grand Rapids
on September 9, 2008
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Can't find posting for Allowance questions but I am sure it's been asked before.
Last school year I tried the concept of NOT tying chores to an allowance. I asked m...
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- J. - I, too, am the mother of four and have all the same issues. I've given up on the posted chart. The only thing I can get with regularity is unloading the dish...
- We give a dollar amount equal to their age (ex. 10 years, 10 dollars). Try getting paid for doing their chores. If you have to take out the garbage that costs, for e...
- Hello, I really liked Jane's Post and one other I can't remember the name. As was mentioned earlier, I think that children should be taught to work together as...
12 Year Old Boys...
Asked by J.E. from Los Angeles
on April 12, 2011
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My girlfriend has a 12 year old boy that is truly driving her nuts. I give as good of advice as I can, but really I raised girls, Im sure its different. Her son, has s...
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- For reference to my answer let me say that I have a 14 year old boy and understand the challenges of being a single parent to a teen. With that being said - Da...
- Maybe he will move on with Dad. Then Dad will see just what he is doing and pretty soon get tired of a 13 yo who is disrespectful and demanding. Guaranteed the boy w...
- Hello, The dad is buying the son. It is going to be a hard battle to keep him from going to his dad's. She can limit all of the things he is now being allowed to us...
Allowance
Asked by R.C. from Los Angeles
on September 15, 2011
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At what age did you start giving your children an allowance, frequency, how much and were there certain expectations from the child? My oldest is in 2nd grade and ano...
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- Well, we did not use this method but I like the sound of it none-the-less. You say that some of the family chores can be done by kids and then they receive some of th...
- I give my children the same in money as their age . I.e a 10 year old would get $10 a month. They have a list of chore that HAVE to be completed every day, and they...
- Yes, tying allowance to chores, grades and getting homework done makes a wrong impression, IMO. Allowance is spending money. Paying kids to do things that they give ...
Allowance
Asked by D.F. from Allentown
on November 16, 2008
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I am seeking advice on how much to pay my older girls for the chores that they do each week. My 13 year old daughter is responsible for vacuuming once a week (all the ...
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- I never received an allowance growing up even though I did the same cleaning type tasks to help my family. My parents made it clear that those were obligatory tasks a...
- Hi D., I have 2 things to share from Suze Orman. I saw an Oprah show she was on and she had a question and answer session via video phone with some viewers and someone...
- Hi D.... my kids are a little younger but this is what we do, they get half their age and a raise every other year (that way we don't deal with change) And it makes it...
Allowance & Chores
Asked by L.R. from Allentown
on May 18, 2010
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What chores are appropriate for an average 14 year old girl and what allowance is appropriate.
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- We have never tied allowence into chores. Now having said that we did give allowance. My sons all got $1 for each grade they were in school. so first grader got $1 ...
- Hi, L.: Whatever you have to do, she needs to learn or do. When will she learn how to do something for nothing? Good luck. Thanks for asking. D.
- I have 4 kids and 3 of them are old enough for chores and an allowance. Although the youngest does try to "help" out a lot (2 yrs) and I do give him some coins to put ...
Chores and Allowance
Asked by D.C. from Hartford
on May 5, 2008
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Hi all - my children are ages 6 and 9. I am very interested to know:
A) what types of chores do your children do (at similar ages) and how often?
B) do you give...
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- Hi, I have one daughter just turned 11. She kept bugging me for an allowance also. I finally gave an allowance when she was 10, with conditions. She would get $5 a wee...
- Goodmorning D. Whenn I raise my kids I use to have them help me I would help our 6 years old making his bed have him help you too,also he maybe help empty the dish wa...
- Mine is more of an anecdote than a response. I researched what an age appropriate dollar amount was and found that a childs grade is a reasonable amount...give or take...
